Opinion

The Modi government’s bold move to bury the controversial retrospective taxation will provide relief to companies who undertook indirect transfer of assets before May 28, 2012

Hereditary practices and religious rulebooks are clearly discriminatory, on the basis of caste and gender.

The community of cooks kept growing by the day and at our zenith we had over 150 home cooks on Meals for Madras, and we served over 700 meals every day.

Holds secret meeting to revive stone-pelting, protests; gets funds to orchestrate trouble

There is precedence in the Indian Army when Dhyan Chand, the hockey wizard, was given a commission and he eventually retired as a Major.

Important legislation that will govern the use of DNA technology in civil and criminal cases, strengthen the protection net for senior citizens are pending before Parliament.

My unit 4 Garhwal Rifles along with 9 Para Commando under 7 Infantry Brigade conducted an operation to enter and destroy Prabhakaran’s camp in March 1989, writes Lt Gen Hasnain.

Expanding the Lok Sabha would make it even more unwieldy and dysfunctional. From a whip-driven paradigm it would turn into a country club with a bloated membership.

Most citizens, including those debating Mizoram-Assam border clashes, have never quite visited the Northeast, due to lack of awareness and lack of connectivity.

Both at Kargil and in Eastern Ladakh, the Indian soldier ultimately salvaged a very difficult situation.

I have no problems with an agenda that talks about reforming markets. However, that is a myopic and narrow agenda. I think the time has come to focus on institutions.

There is an urgent need to strengthen routine immunisation to prevent the risk of vaccine-preventable disease in children, according to Lancet.

Despite his numerous responsibilities as India's Prime Minister, over the past 7 years, he has showered his love and attention on the people of Varanasi.

This will lead to expansion of the credit market and credit- starved segments will get access at a right rate.

Social awareness campaigns are clearly not enough. They need to go hand-in-hand with clear and effective population control policies.

The recent controversy over alleged cases of forced conversion and marriage of Sikh girls has ruptured the cordial relation between Kashmiri Muslims and Kashmiri Sikh communities